Abstract
1 Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
2 DSMZ Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Braunschweig, Germany
3 Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
4 Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL), Oberschleißheim, Germany
5 Mycobacteriology Reference Center, Microbiology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
6 Cytogenetics and Genetics Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
7 Microbiological and Virological Serum-Immunology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy